capital

Every 499 essay tagged capital, exactly 499 words each, on money, capital and the threshold where what you own earns more than your life costs.

Essays tagged capital

8 essays

they stop needing you

Sep 6, 2026 · 2 min read

Everything you were ever handed, you were handed because someone needed you. That is the part nobody mentions.

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longevity does not exist

Aug 23, 2026 · 2 min read

No supplement stops the clock. Health is still your best investment.

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AI is capital

Aug 16, 2026 · 2 min read

Add AI to the world formula. Where does it go? Capital. Obviously.

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losers keep losing

Aug 2, 2026 · 2 min read

The ladder was pulled up seven hundred years ago. Build your own.

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escape velocity

Jul 27, 2026 · 2 min read

40,270 km/h to leave the planet. Rather less to leave your job.

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income means fuck all

Jul 19, 2026 · 2 min read

The man earned five times my salary and owned less than an apprentice. A story from the private banking desk.

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become capital

Jul 12, 2026 · 2 min read · author’s note · Jul 20, 2026

Vote? No. I defect. If capital captures the gains, become capital.

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6 Principles for the 2020s

Jan 11, 2021 · 2 min read · author’s note · Aug 13, 2026

Six principles written at the start of the decade, when the future stopped being something to wait for.

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